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Ukraine and Russia carried out one other prisoner trade on June 10, concluding the second section of an settlement reached throughout the latest spherical of peace talks in Istanbul, President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced.

"We proceed the return of our individuals, as agreed in Istanbul," Zelensky wrote on X, confirming the trade with out instantly disclosing the variety of returnees.

"Right now marks the primary stage of the return of our injured and severely wounded warriors from Russian captivity. All of them require quick medical consideration. This is a vital humanitarian act," he added.

The swap marks the second stage of the deal negotiated through the June 2 negotiations in Turkey — the second direct peace dialogue between Kyiv and Moscow since 2022.

Whereas no ceasefire or political breakthrough was achieved, each periods resulted in key humanitarian agreements, together with commitments to trade prisoners of warfare (POWs) and the our bodies of fallen troopers.

Alongside the prisoner swap, Moscow pledged handy over the stays of 6,000 Ukrainian service members. Zelensky mentioned on June 4 that preparations for the physique repatriation would start after the completion of the prisoner trade.

Tensions briefly flared on June 7, when Russian officers claimed the trade had failed because of Ukraine's actions. Kyiv rejected the accusation, calling it disinformation.

Russia additionally launched a video exhibiting fridges allegedly containing Ukrainian our bodies, which Ukrainian officers mentioned was filmed inside Russia and never at an agreed trade web site.

The most recent trade follows the most important swap of the full-scale warfare, performed between Could 23–25, throughout which 1,000 captives have been launched by all sides. Ukraine has returned over 5,000 prisoners from Russian captivity since March 2022, in accordance with official knowledge.

Kyiv continues to advocate for an "all-for-all" formulation, which might see the return of each captured Ukrainian soldier. Russia has repeatedly refused to just accept such a complete deal.

Ukraine begins new major prisoner exchange with RussiaAmong those freed are defenders of Mariupol who had spent more than three years in captivity.The Kyiv IndependentAnna Fratsyvir